World Wide Web Consortium

World Wide Web Consortium / W3C
AbbreviationW3C
Formation1 October 1994 (1994-10-01)
FounderTim Berners-Lee
TypeStandards organization
PurposeDeveloping protocols and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web
HeadquartersCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Location
  • 4 offices
    • Main Office: MIT/CSAIL, US
    • ERCIM, France
    • Keio University/SFC, Japan
    • Beihang University, China[1]
Coordinates42°21′43″N 71°05′26″W / 42.36194°N 71.09056°W / 42.36194; -71.09056
Region served
Worldwide
Membership460 member organizations[2]
CEO
Seth Dobbs
Staff53[3]
Websitew3.org

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web. Founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee, the consortium is made up of member organizations that maintain full-time staff working together in the development of standards for the World Wide Web. As of May 2025, W3C has 350 members.[4] The organization has been led by CEO Seth Dobbs since October 2023.[5] W3C also engages in education and outreach, develops software and serves as an open forum for discussion about the Web.

  1. ^ "W3C Invites Chinese Web Developers, Industry, Academia to Assume Greater Role in Global Web Innovation". W3C. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MembersList2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Staff". W3C. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Our members". W3C. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ^ "World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) welcomes Seth Dobbs as new Chief Executive Officer". W3C. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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